By number of beer styles, Kees is third on our list of brewers featured in our monthly beer packs, behind only De Molen and Emelisse. Although let’s not forget that Kees was himself responsible for many of those Emelisse beers before moving on to his own brewery.
So another month, another new beer from one of our most creative brewers. The beer is a tip of the hat to the fruity and bitter IPA’s from America’s west coast. Although I think this is a lot more balanced – with less hop aromatic – than a true US west coast style.
Thanks to the generous use of American hops – Citra, Mosaic and Simcoe - the aroma is full of tropical fruits like orange, grapefruit and pineapple with hints of pine and grass.
There is a good hit of sweet malt, which balances out the quite high level of bitterness as well as providing a weight to the body of the beer. On the finish, fruit characters fight back with the aid of good carbonation, to leave a pleasant lingering bitterness.
Not quite a true west coast IPA in my opinion, but a delicious beer nonetheless, which somewhat belies the substantial alcohol level. Watch out!
De Molen's annual spring time release is 'Day & Dew' - an IPA featuring a bevy of US hops and bergamot fruit
De Molen's first take on the currently trending north-east IPA
One of De Molen's Bereft Festival 2017 beers, this is a smoked Earl Grey IPA - heavy on the smoke and tea, light on the IPA!
The spring seasonal offering from De Molen is technically an India Pale Lager
A beer sitting between a pale ale and an IPA, celebrating 50 years of Maris Otter malt
An old-school IPA, the gift of De Molen's brew team to John Brus for his recent marriage to partner Petra
A west coast IPA from one of California's early microbreweries
by Brouwerij Emelisse/Slot-Oostende
20% rye, 10% smoked malt with Simcoe and Cascade hops
A clean, crisp and sessional IPA from the team at Troubadour
An English-style IPA from the third generation Martin's family brewery
An IPA featuring a bevy of different hops, with a big caramel malt body
An IPA from Kees, finished with a French saison yeast for an interesting mix of beer styles
Kees' version of a NEIPA - or at least a hazy IPA - full of Citra, Mosaic and Loral hops
Pineapple, coriander and szechuan peppers plus a little lactose make for an intriguing milkshake IPA
An IPA which mixes the influences of both the Anglo-Saxon and US versions of this style
A deliciously fruity and aromatic IPA featuring Centennial, Chinook and Columbus hops
A Russian Imperial Stout brewed to an original English recipe from 1750
A slightly happier version of a classic barley wine, using Cascade and Citra hops
A delicious dessert beer, this is like caramel fudge in a glass
This beer replaces the Double Rye IPA, loaded with Mosaic, Simcoe and Loral hops with a crisp malt body
A spicy Rye Imperial IPA, with generous additions of Citra, Simcoe and Cascade
An old 19th Century beer style, dragged into the current craft beer world by a creative and talented brewer
An IPA from Kees, finished with a French saison yeast for an interesting mix of beer styles
Kees' version of a NEIPA - or at least a hazy IPA - full of Citra, Mosaic and Loral hops
Pils and Munchener malts, Amarillo hops, coriander and mango are all fermented with yeast from Westmalle
A hop-driven pale ale dry-hopped with loads of beautiful Citra hops
Pineapple, coriander and szechuan peppers plus a little lactose make for an intriguing milkshake IPA
A chocolate oatmeal stout with loads of fresh strawberries added
